Twombly created expressive, gestural pastel and crayon works featuring floral subjects with loose energetic mark making that closely mirrors Abbott's approach to botanical imagery through soft drawing media. His Roses and Peony series share the same colorful spontaneous pastel quality seen in this piece.

Freilicher was a contemporary of Abbott who frequently depicted floral arrangements with a similarly lyrical and colorful sensibility, often working across drawing and painting media with soft atmospheric qualities. Her intimate botanical studies share the same celebratory yet tender approach to flowers as this pastel work.

Rothenberg worked extensively in pastel and drawing media with a gestural expressionist hand that connects directly to Abbott's New York School sensibility visible in this floral pastel. Her colored pastel works share the same loose vibrant mark making and commitment to expressive drawing on paper.